A surprise for those flying from Ben Gurion Airport: how to enter any lounge for free starting today
The ONE ZERO bank is expanding its benefits package for those flying abroad and offering free access to lounges in Israel and around the world, but the service is conditional on meeting specific monthly credit card usage requirements.
The ONE ZERO bank is expanding its ONE Travel benefits package for its customers flying abroad and is launching a new benefit: up to 3 entries per year to airport lounges in Israel and around the world, through the accumulation of monthly credit.
The new benefit joins a series of perks offered by the bank to travelers, including a full exemption from foreign currency fees on card purchases, 5 days of travel insurance at no cost, cashback on hotel bookings, and data roaming packages abroad.
Together, these benefits create a complete and cost-effective package for travelers — from payment for the flight and hotel, through mobile data, to waiting for the flight in a lounge. The benefit allows access to lounges at Ben Gurion Airport and in about 1,400 other lounges around the world, and can also be redeemed by spouses, family, or friends.
As part of the benefit, customers with a One or One+ account who make monthly purchases of 3,000 shekels or more with their bank credit card, in Israel or abroad, will accumulate a monthly credit of 10 dollars for lounge access. The credit is valid for one year from the date of receipt and can be accumulated, so that customers who maintain this level of usage will be able to accumulate up to 120 dollars per year — an amount that can provide up to 3 entries depending on the prices of the lounges.
«We continue to expand the ONE Travel package based on the concept that the experience of flying abroad begins long before boarding the plane. For years, lounge access was a benefit reserved mainly for luxury classes, premium customers, and closed clubs. Instead of a limited personal lounge benefit, the bank offers a simple and flexible accumulation model, making it accessible to a wider audience», — said Nirit Ben Kish, VP of Marketing at ONE ZERO bank.
Daniel Kinuch, CEO of LoungePair, added:
«We are happy to cooperate with ONE ZERO to make airport lounges accessible to the bank's customers. Instead of lounge access being reserved for luxury cardholders, ONE ZERO customers accumulate credit through their current card expenses and redeem it for a lounge entry voucher at a time that is convenient for them. This way, a bank can offer a travel benefit that its customers will actually use».
